2006–07 in Portuguese football

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Events

Transfer deals

Major summer transfers

The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August.

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UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Porto

Group G
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ARS POR CSKA HAM
1 Flag of England.svg Arsenal 632173+411Advance to knockout stage 2–0 0–0 3–1
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 632194+511 0–0 0–0 4–1
3 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 62224518Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 0–2 1–0
4 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 610571583 1–2 1–3 3–2
Source: RSSSF

All times CET

Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 0–0 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
Report

Arsenal Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
Henry Soccerball shade.svg38'
Hleb Soccerball shade.svg48'
Report

Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 4–1 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg
Lisandro Soccerball shade.svg14'Soccerball shade.svg81'
Lucho Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Soccerball shade.svg89' Trochowski
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Hamer (LUX)

Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg 1–3 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
van der Vaart Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Soccerball shade.svg44' Lucho
Soccerball shade.svg61' Lisandro
Soccerball shade.svg87' Moraes

CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg 0–2 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
Report Soccerball shade.svg2' Quaresma
Soccerball shade.svg61' Lucho

Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 0–0 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Report
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 2–3 Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1–11–2
Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 1–1 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Meireles Soccerball shade.svg12' (Report) Soccerball shade.svg16' Shevchenko

Chelsea Flag of England.svg 2–1 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
Robben Soccerball shade.svg48'
Ballack Soccerball shade.svg78'
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg15' Quaresma
Attendance: 39,041
Referee: Rosetti (ITA)

Sporting CP

Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BAY INT SPM SPO
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 6330103+712Advance to knockout stage 1–1 4–0 0–0
2 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 631255010 0–2 2–1 1–0
3 Flag of Russia.svg Spartak Moscow 612371145Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–2 0–1 1–1
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 61233635 0–1 1–0 1–3
Source: RSSSF

All times CET

Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg 1–0 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
Caneira Soccerball shade.svg64' Report
Attendance: 30,222
Referee: Hamer (LUX)

Spartak Moscow Flag of Russia.svg 1–1 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
Boyarintsev Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Soccerball shade.svg59' Nani


Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg 0–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
Report

Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
Crespo Soccerball shade.svg36' Report

Benfica

3rd Qualifying Round

Benfica played the 3rd qualifying round on 8 August (first leg) and 22 August (second leg), 2006, against Austria Wien and qualified to the group stage of the Champions League.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Austria Wien Flag of Austria.svg 1–4 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–10–3
Group stage

Group F
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MUN CEL BEN CPH
1 Flag of England.svg Manchester United 6402105+512Advance to knockout stage 3–2 3–1 3–0
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 63038919 1–0 3–0 1–0
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 62137817Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 3–0 3–1
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 62135837 1–0 3–1 0–0
Source: RSSSF

All times CET

Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg 0–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Report
Attendance: 40,085
Referee: Baskakov (RUS)

Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg 0–1 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Report Soccerball shade.svg60' Saha

Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg 3–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Miller Soccerball shade.svg56', 66'
Pearson Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Attendance: 58,313
Referee: Braamhaar (NED)

Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg 3–0 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Caldwell Soccerball shade.svg10' (o.g.)
Nuno Gomes Soccerball shade.svg22'
Karyaka Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report

Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg 3–1 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
Léo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Miccoli Soccerball shade.svg16', 37'
Report Soccerball shade.svg89' Allbäck

Manchester United Flag of England.svg 3–1 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Vidić Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Giggs Soccerball shade.svg61'
Saha Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Soccerball shade.svg27' Nélson

UEFA Cup

Portuguese teams entered the UEFA Cup in the 1st round immediately after the two qualifying rounds. That year's teams in the UEFA Cup were Sporting de Braga, Nacional, and Vitória de Setúbal. Benfica eventually entered into the Round of 32 after achieving a 3rd-placed finish in its UEFA Champions League group.

First round

The 1st leg was played on 14 September 2006. The 2nd leg was played on 28 September 2006.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sporting de Braga Flag of Portugal.svg 3–2 Flag of Italy.svg Chievo 2–01–2(aet)
Vitória de Setúbal Flag of Portugal.svg 0–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen 0–30–0
Rapid București Flag of Romania.svg 3–1 Flag of Portugal.svg Nacional 1–02–1(aet)

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AZ SEV BRA LIB GRA
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ 4310125+710Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–2
2 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 421172+57 1–2 2–0
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Braga 420265+16 4–0 2–0
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slovan Liberec 41216715 0–0 4–1
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper 4004315120 2–5 0–4
Source: [ citation needed ]
19 October 2006
AZ3–0Braga
2 November 2006
Braga4–0Slovan Liberec
23 November 2006
Sevilla2–0Braga
14 December 2006
Braga2–0Grasshopper

Round of 32

The first leg was held on 14th or 15 February 2007, while the second leg was held on 22 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Braga Flag of Portugal.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg Parma 11–01–0
Benfica 2 Flag of Portugal.svg 3–1 Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo București 1–02–1

1 On 7 February, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on 14 February. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February. 2 Transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage as third-place finishers in their groups.

Round of 16

The first leg will be held on 8 March 2007, while the second leg will be held on 14 or 15 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Braga Flag of Portugal.svg 4–6 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 2–32–3
Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 3–4 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 2–11–3

Honours

CompetitionWinner
Primeira Liga Porto
Taça de Portugal Sporting CP
SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira Porto
Liga de Honra Leixões
Segunda Divisão Freamunde
Terceira Divisão

National team

The Selecção played its first game against Denmark in September, losing to the Northern European side. After that friendly, the national team started its qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 with a draw against Finland.

DateVenueOpponentsScore [1] CompetitionScorersMatch Report
September 1, 2006 Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby (A)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–4 Friendly Carvalho, Nani UEFA.com
September 6, 2006 Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–1 ECQ Nuno Gomes UEFA.com
October 10, 2006 Estádio do Bessa, Porto (H)Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3–0ECQ Ronaldo (2), Carvalho UEFA.com
October 11, 2006 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (A)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–2ECQ Nuno Gomes UEFA.com
November 15, 2006 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (H)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3–0ECQ Simão (2), Ronaldo UEFA.com
February 6, 2007 Emirates Stadium, London (N)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–0Friendly Simão, Carvalho UEFA.com
March 24, 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (H)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4–0ECQ Nuno Gomes, Ronaldo (2), Quaresma UEFA.com
March 28, 2007 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–1ECQ Tiago UEFA.com
June 2, 2007Still unknown (A)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ECQ
Key

Notes

  1. Portugal's score given first

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